Green Moongdal methi curry

Ingredients:


Green moongdal (pacha paur)-1/2cup
Methi leaves(venthaya keerai)-2 cups
Onion-1/2 cup chopped
Tomato-1/2 cup chopped
Garlic-3nos
Green chilly or red chillies-2nos
Turmeric powder-1/2teaspoon
Salt-to taste


For seasoning:
Oil-1tablespoon
Musturd seeds-1/2teaspoon
Jeera(cumin)-1teaspoon
Perunkayam(Hing)-3pinch
Curry leaves-10nos




Method:
      
    

• Wash the dal in running water then Pressure cook the Green moong dal in 1 and 1/2 cup of water with turmeric power and 1/2spoon of oil.Keep it for 3whistle.
• Let the pressure come down from the Pressure cooker.
• Open the cooker and make a mix with a spoon i.e., make a mushy dal.
• Now add onions,tomatos,methi leaves (vanthaya keerai), green chillies,garlic and salt in the cooker again close the lid and take a 3 whistle.
• After pressure comes out from the cooker Gently open the lid and give a mix with spoon.
• Now heat the oil for seasoning once oil gets hot add all seasoning Ingredients.
• It's ready to serve with Rice or chapathi.

Note:

• You can do this curry with split green moong also.
• I like to add more jeera in all my cooking.
• Can use green chilly instead of red.I used red chillies this time.